Happy Easter

Bits from my Easter long weekend, starting with this dark chocolate tart - my idea of the perfect grown up Easter treat.Speaking of chocolate, there was a little chocolate brown new arrival that came with a waggly tail!My dismal attempt at making a rainbow cake. A labour of love which somehow ended up looking a lot like my kitchen sponge. Now let's laugh and never speak of this again.The sky stayed a brilliant dazzling blue most of the weekendPerfect for a BBQ with friends. Not wanting to settle for the typical Aussie sausage sizzle, I prepared skewers of chilli and lime rump steak, prawns (not pictured), and chicken, oregano and haloumi, as well as a healthy green salad. I don't know if it's ever alright to say this (lest I jinx myself) but I'm going to say it anyway.

Sometime during the BBQ, while I was sitting in my sunny backyard, laughing with my favourite friends, puppy in lap, tummy full, chocolate on my lips and a drink in my hand, I realised in that one moment that I am well and truly blessed; I am so happy and contented with my life right now. And knowing that feels pretty darn nice.

I assume there is nothing wrong with eating a kitchen sponge as long as it tastes delicious!*I think rainbow cake looks pretty yummy*Well from what I can see it looks as though you have got yourself a cute puppy. *hahaha*What a lovely tail it has.

Your weekend looked wonderful!. So glad you have that feeling of blissful contentment. So often we don't have much to complain about but don't appreciate it. Your rainbow cake looks great but I had to laugh because I tried to make a coloured layer cake and it was a disaster!I'd love to see the rest of your waggly tailed friend! I love dogs. x

Hi dear, lovely photographs, the chocolate tart looks so divine! Congrats on the new pup! I actually think the rainbow cake looks pretty good, a far better attempt than I could ever do. Hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend

Sounded like a very fab weekend. Drooling on the choco tart! And I say nothing wrong at all acknowledging blessings, no better feeling in the world, no?... Still snickering at the "kitchen sponge" cake:p